At times it felt tough to manage both ends of the bike at once - while the reach isn't that long, the slack head angle and fairly long chainstays can make it feel like a lot to handle. The centered body position while climbing carries over to descending, with the long rear end balancing out the slack front of the bike. I felt great anywhere I needed to get off the brakes and just let the bike go, but I think I was a little slow in the twisty corners."
Commencal meta tr 29 vs santa cruz hightower series#
It started relatively flat with some pedally sections, then dropped into steeper, choppier terrain, with a series of stair-step drops, a few root doubles, and some fast corners.ĭon't forget that timing is just one of many ways to judge a bike, and a fast lap time is a.) subject to my own preferences and comfort on the bike and b.) doesn't always mean it's the best for everyone.Īlicia Leggett: "The Commencal Meta SX finished third in my timed testing, 1.6 seconds off the Intense and 0.1 ahead of the Transition. This timed lap was what I'll call "tech-flow." It was a tech trail that made sense in the way that it flowed, and it was easy to find fast lines and carry speed. It's a bike made to get up to get down, so don't expect to set any uphill speed records on this one, but it'll make the ascent comfortable if you don't rush it. With the long rear end, the front of the bike never felt prone to lifting, and it was easy to transfer power right into the rear wheel. The bike is quite balanced over roots and rocks, making it easy to spin up the techy spots, and the steep seat tube angle helped keep us up over the front of the bike to prevent the front wheel from wandering ahead of us due to the slack head angle. In fact, we were all impressed by its traction and ability to churn up the climbs, even if the weight made us less than excited to sprint uphill. It's by no means an especially poor climber. It feels pretty efficient, with very minimal bobbing or sagging under the pedals, but it's hard to escape the weight (35.9 lb / 16.3 kg) and length (1286 mm wheelbase) of the bike, and it's just a lot of bike to move up the hill, especially through corners.
The Commencal Meta SX is a slow and steady climber.
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